What 269 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 GMC Yukon Denali Xl

BRAKE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING BUT IT CANT BE REPAIRED UNLESS YOU REPLACE THE ENTIRE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. SO MUCH SO, IT IS A 3 MONTH WAIT TO GET IT! NOT TO MENTION IT COSTS $500-800!! NOW I CANT EVEN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERN OF SOMEONE REAR ENDING ME. GMC NEEDS TO RECALL THESE OR PAY THE 3 MONTH CAR RENTAL FEE.

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AT LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND 60K MILES, THE FOLLOWING HAS OCCURRED AT DIFFERENT TIMES UP UNTIL NOW: OVERALL ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION INCLUDING DISPLAY ILLUMINATION FAILURE (DISPLAY GOES COMPLETELY BLACK AND/OR DIM WHILE DRIVING - CANNOT SEE SPEEDOMETER ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH THE HIGHWAY AND SURFACE STREETS, INCLUDING DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME), AUDIO/ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM GLITCHES (RADIO VOLUME CHANGES TO AND GETS STUCK RANDOMLY ON HIGHEST VOLUME SETTING (WAS NEVER EVEN SET TO THIS LEVEL) WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING SUDDEN DISTRACTION/DISRUPTION), TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTION (INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES), AND NOW THE MOTOR TO THE SUNROOF HAS DIED (OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND AT A MOMENT WHEN IT WAS NECESSARY TO CLOSE FOR SAFETY ON THE HIGHWAY.) THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE (FOR THE SECOND TIME - OFF SHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT BOTH LOWER AND HIGHER SPEEDS. HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY REQUIRING ME TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE.) THESE INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENT IT HAS BEEN HARD TO PINPOINT WHEN TO BRING IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION.

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1. LOSS OF BRAKING FUNCTION AND COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AND STREET AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. BRAKE VACUUM PUMP WAS CONFIRMED DEFECTIVE AT DEALERSHIP 10/17/18. 2. AFTER REPAIR BY DEALERSHIPS BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION CORRECT AGAIN, CONFIRMED AND STATED ON DEALERSHIP INVOICE 6/28/19 SAME PART NUMBER WAS DEFECTIVE AGAIN, DEALERSHIP THAT CONDUCTED REPAIR ON 10/17/19 REPAIRED DEFECTIVE BRAKE WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. THERE WAS ANOTHER BRAKE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN FEBRUARY AS WELL. 3 BRAKE ISSUES UNDER 1 YEAR AND REPEAT DEFECTIVE PART USED IN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. MULTIPLE DATES BELOW BUT 10/17/19 SPECIFIES DATE CONFIRMED AT GM DEALERSHIP ED RINKE.

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MY REAR TAIL LIGHTS (BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE) KEEP FLICKERING AND GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY. THEY ARE LED LIGHTS, NOT BULBS; THEREFORE, THEY CANT SIMPLY BE REPLACED WITHOUT INCURRING A COST OF $800+ PER LIGHT. THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE LIGHTS.

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I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 3/29/19 AND SEVERAL TIMES NOW MY YUKON'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS CAME ON AFTER THE TRANSMISSION BUCKS, JUMPS OR JERKS HARD, NOT SURE WHAT TO CALL IT BUT IT BUCKED OR SHOVED MY CAR FORWARD WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP (NOT PRESSING GAS PEDAL). THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS AS IT INTERFERES WITH TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WAS SUCH A HARD JOLT THAT IT FOR A MINUTE I THOUGHT ANOTHER CAR REAR ENDED ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE AFTER I PRESSED THE BRAKE TO BEGIN SLOWING DOWN AS I WAS PREPARING TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT, I WAS PROBABLY GOING AROUND 20MPH. IT ALSO HAPPENED TWICE WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A ROAD, PROBABLY GOING 35 MPH AND JUST FELT A JOLT LIKE SOMETHING KICKED MY CAR FORWARD SUDDENLY. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE JERKING PROBLEM IS RELATED TO ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, POSSIBLY THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND CAUSES GEARS NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. I'M GOING TO PUT IN MY MOST RECENT DATE THAT THIS HAPPENED ON YOUR FORM BUT IT'S HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE.

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BRAKE LIGHTS OUT. !! FIRST WAS DRIVER SIDE NOW BOTH SIDES !! DEALERSHIP SAYS MODULES NEED TO BE REPLACED AND NO LONG HAVE WARRANTY COVERAGE . IT WAS 3 YR /30,00 !! I'M JUST 38,000 AND JUST PAST 3 YRS !! ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS $1,500.00 FOR EACH SIDES JUST FOR THE PARTS !! UNBELIEVABLE!! THAT'S NOT INCLUDED TIME AND LABOR. !! SO VERY ANGRY!! NO RECALL ON THIS BUT IN MY FINDING, I AM HEARING THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM.

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SERVICE POWER STEERING DRIVE WITH CARE ALERT APPEARS ON MY DASH

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LED TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTION. UNKNOWN WHEN ISSUE STARTED, BUT LED LIGHTS SHOULD OUTLIVE USEFUL LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

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GPS/SATELLITE ANTENNA FAULTY DUE TO WATER INTRUSION

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LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES FAIL , WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES YOU GET A HARD BRAKE PEDAL WITH NO BRAKES .

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MY AC STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS CHANGED TWICE. AFTER CHANGING IT THE LAST TIME I STARTED GETTING THE SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON AND Y STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. NO POWER STEERING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SEEMS TO BE COME TYPE OF WIRING PROBLEM.

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ANOTHER MESS WITH MY 2016 YUKON SLE. THE A/C CONDENSER WENT OUT AT JUST OVER 60K MILES -- $1600 TOTAL IN REPAIR COST. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND GM HAS ISSUED SPECIAL REFUNDS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM IN PRIOR YEARS 2015 AND BEFORE -- BUT HAS NOT YET DONE SO WITH THE 2016 YEAR EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PART AND ISSUE. I AM PAYING TO GET THIS FIXED TODAY AND COUNTING ON THE SPECIAL REFUND IF NOT A RECALL.

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REAR BRAKE LIGHT LED STRIP IS OUT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 37K MILES ON IT. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR IT BUT WANTS TO SELL A NEW BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR $750 EACH. IF YOU TAP ON THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, IT COMES ON MOMENTARY AND GOES OUT AGAIN. BRAKE LIGHTS ON BOTH SIDE OF VEHICLE CONTINUE TO FLASH RAPIDLY, THERE HAS TO BE SOME TYPE O OFELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO CAUSE THIS ISSUE,

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MY PASSENGER TAILLIGHT HAS GONE OUT. THE GMC DEALER HAS SAID THEY HAVE HAD THREE INSTANCES THIS WEEK ALONE. THEY CAN REPAIR IT AND MUST BE REPLACED THE TAILLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED.

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REAR BRAKE LIGHT LED STRIP IS OUT. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 37K MILES ON IT. DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR IT BUT WANTS TO SELL A NEW BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR $750 EACH. IF YOU TAP ON THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, IT COMES ON MOMENTARY AND GOES OUT AGAIN.

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WAS JUST TOLD MY RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT IS OUT. DEALERSHIP SAID $700 TO FIX!! AND THEY ARE OUT OF STOCK. CAR IS LESS THEN 3 YEARS OLD. WHAT IN THE WORLD!!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 GMC YUKON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. THE ENTIRE UNIT WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WITH MANUFACTURER APPROVED PARTS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500. *BF *JB

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THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN THE 2016 GMC YUKON VEHICLE FAILED. THE DESIGN REQUIRES A WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER QUOTED $750 PER LIGHT. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD AND CAUSED BY FAULTY LIGHT ASSEMBLY.

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I HAVE 3 YEAR OLD GMC YUKON XL AND THE CONDENSER HAS GONE OUT ON IT. THIS IS ABOUT A $1,600 REPAIR DUE TO GMC'S POOR DESIGN OF THE LOCATION OF THE CONDENSER. THE LABOR ALONE IS ABOUT 8 HOURS TO REPLACE AND I FIND THIS VERY WRONG OF GMC TO DO TO CUSTOMERS OF SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE.

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2016 GMC YUKON HAS ONLY 40K MILES, YET BRAKE LIGHTS ON REAR DRIVER SIDE ARE OUT. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE RE:SAME ISSUE; COST TO REPAIR IS $650-$800. THIS SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS AGE OF THE VEHICLE. CONCERN IS THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL GO OUT NEXT AND COST ANOTHER $650-$800.

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WE WERE TRAVELING IN OUR YUKON WHEN ALL POWER WAS LOST TO THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK FUNCTION ENABLED BEFORE WE WERE STOPPED. SINCE THERE WAS NO POWER AND IT IS PUSH BUTTON START, THERE WAS NO WAY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. OUR DEALER SAID TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE THERE IS NO WAY TO UNLOCK THE WHEEL. LUCKILY OUR CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE DEALER SAID THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE IS FULLY INTACT, BUT HAD FAILED INTERNALLY. WHAT IS MORE CONCERNING IS THE FACT THERE IS NO WAY TO UNLOCK THE WHEEL TO STEER IF THIS HAPPENS. EVEN AT 65 MPH.

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WHEN IN TRAFFIC AT SLOW SPEEDS THE BRAKE SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND TAKES MY BODY WEIGHT TO STOP CAR. HAD CHECKED AND NO VISIBLE LEAK. NOW GMC HAS A FIX BUT CHARGE TO FIX IF OVER WARRANTY MILEAGE. SECOND ISSUE IS THE TRANSMISSION WENT AT 96,000 MILES WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING LOOSING ALL TOP END GEARS AT 65 MPH. GMC DID NOTHING BUT DEALER HELPED ON THO AS WELL

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RIGHT LED BRAKE LIGHT HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THROUGH ONLINE SEARCH ENGINE, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS AN INCREASINGLY FRQUENT PROBLEM THAT GMC HAS REFUSED TO ADDRESS.

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REAR BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT, PARKING ASSIST SENSORS DO NOT WORK, SATELLITE ANTENNA LEAKS WATER ON TO STEERING WHEEL WHEN IT RAINS

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AIR CONDITIONING BLOWING HOT AIR

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